Blog - ExecHPM

Dr. Dhruv Khurana poses with a group of nine of his UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Executive MPH students in his UCLA class, "Microeconomic Theory of Health Sector," standing close together in front of a teal wall. The group consists of men and women, smiling and looking at the camera. Dr. Dhruv Khurana is the third person from the left in the back row, wearing a dark suit. To the left of him is student Alfonso Iniguez wearing a black and yellow UCLA Bruins t-shirt and a baseball cap. And on the far left is student Blake Owens wearing a dark jacket and smiling. The rest of the group consists of seven female students, some of whom are wearing Halloween costumes or novelty headbands. Student Veronica Tayo, in the front, is wearing a bright yellow shirt, another woman in the center, Isabelle McShane, has pink circular mouse ears, and a woman on the far right, Suini Torres, has grey cat ears. Wei Zhao is wearing light blue medical scrubs. The overall mood is joyful and collegial, reflecting a group of students and their instructor.

26 Nov A Note From Dr. Dhruv Khurana On His EMPH Fall Quarter Course: Microeconomic Theory of Health Sector

Posted at 16:44h in News

Dr. Dhruv Khurana shares his thoughts on his Microeconomic Theory of Health Sector class, as EMPH Fall Quarter 2025 comes to a close. I am inspired by my UCLA Executive Programs in Health Policy and Management colleagues to share a quick reflection on this Fall quarter...

A group photograph of UCLA Executive MPH Professor Linda Magara Horner and her Healthcare Financial Management students standing in a classroom on the last day of the Fall 2025 quarter. The professor and 12 students are smiling and posing in front of a projection screen that displays "HPM 436 Healthcare Financial Management Fall 2025 Session 7" and a simple pie chart graphic. The students are diverse.

26 Nov Linda Magara Horner Wraps Up EMPH Fall Quarter with Healthcare Financial Management

Posted at 12:35h in News

Linda Magara Horner, MBA, just wrapped up fall quarter in UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Executive MPH program (EMPH), teaching HPM 436 Healthcare Financial Management. "Over 30 hours of instruction, we went from finance fundamentals to building financial models," she shared on LinkedIn. "Reflecting on...

Two UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Executive Master of Public Health (EMPH) second-year students, Trishna Singh and Emily Brown, stand on either side of a projection screen presenting their EMPH capstone project findings to an audience. The audience, composed of EMPH cohorts, faculty, and preceptors, is seated in a tiered UCLA lecture hall, with some attendees visible in the foreground working on laptops or listening attentively.

17 Nov Executive Master of Public Health (EMPH) Capstone Projects 2025

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Second-year EMPH candidates completed their capstone projects, presenting findings on critical issues ranging from vaccine strategy and emergency services benchmarking to maternal health risk identification. These high-level consulting assignments immediately translate classroom learning into tangible policy and operational improvements....

Portrait of Dr. Julie Elginer, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Adjunct Associate Professor, smiling. The image text reads: "UCLA Alumni Affairs Recognizes Dr. Julie Elginer," and "2025 Bruin Excellence in Civic Engagement Award."

20 Oct Dr. Julie Elginer Honored With Bruin Excellence in Civic Engagement Award

Posted at 15:32h in News

UCLA Alumni Affairs proudly recognized Dr. Julie Elginer, an Adjunct Associate Professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health (FSPH), with the prestigious Bruin Excellence in Civic Engagement Award - 2025. This annual honor celebrates exceptional Bruins who are actively serving in civic positions,...

Promotional graphic for UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. The text reads: "Johanna Arias, M.Ed., Joins UCLA as Executive MPH Student Affairs Officer." and "Johanna recently graduated from the prestigious USC Rossier School of Education with a Master of Education in Educational Counseling." On the right, Johanna Arias is pictured, smiling and wearing a tweed jacket, standing in front of green foliage.

01 Sep Johanna Arias, M.Ed., Joins UCLA as Executive MPH Student Affairs Officer

Posted at 10:05h in News

We are thrilled to announce that Johanna Arias, M.Ed., has officially joined the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Executive Programs Office in Health Policy and Management (ExecHPM) as the new Student Affairs Officer for the Executive MPH Program (EMPH), effective September 2025. This appointment...

01 Jul Dr. Isomi Miake-Lye Appointed New EMPH Program Director

Posted at 11:38h in News

A Letter from UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Department of Health Policy and Management Professor and Endowed Chair Dr. Ninez Ponce I am thrilled to announce that Dr. Isomi Miake-Lye will be taking on a new role in the EMPH program as Program Director, beginning...